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Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites sauvanausus was named by d'Orbigny (1843). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R05791 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa by d'Orbigny (1843) and Mariotti (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Belemnites sauvanausus d'Orbigny
1843Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny p. 20
1843Belemnites sauvanausus d'Orbigny p. 128 figs. Pl. 21, Fig. 1-10
2002Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa Mariotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
genusRhopaloteuthis
speciessauvanausa()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1843
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Diagnosis
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